Architecture today n°257 (2015)

FORUM

4 Installation
A lightwork at King’s Cross underground station by Speirs & Mayor’s refers to atomic decay.

6 Exhibitions
‘Land Marks’ at Hauser & Wirth Somerset features architectural drawings and models.

8 Learning from
Sean Griffiths on John Cage, whose systems of musical notation invite comparison with architectural drawings.

11 Books
Peter Jenkins on ‘Colquhounery’ a celebration of the life and work of the late historian and architect Alan Colquhoun.

12 Books
Ivor Smith’s ‘Architecture and Inspiration’, Farshid Moussavi’s ‘The Function of Style’, and ‘Form Fabric Detail’ from Gasgow’s Mackintosh school.

WORKS

14 Building
Arno Brandlhuber’s Antivilla in Potsdam breaks all conventions.

16 Building
Sarah Ichioka visits Thomas Heatherwick’s Learning Hub at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.

26 Building
Adam Khan admires Niall McLaughlin Architects’ deft, carefully considered addition to a Peabody housing estate in east London.

36 Building
Despite a difficult context next to the Westway, MJP’´s high-rise hostel shows that tall buildings can contribute positively to the urban realm, says Mike Stiff.

46 Report – libraries
Wilkinson Eyre’s bold transformation of Oxford’s Bodleian Library addresses the demands of contemporary scholarship and a sensitive site, finds Clare Wright.

56 Report – libraries
Agence Nicolas Michelin restores legibility to Strasbourg’s National University Library.

56 Report – libraries
Jeremy Dixon admires the through sensitivity of Carr Cotter Naessens’ Dún Laoghaire library, from the smallest detail to the bigger urban picture.

FOCUS

62 Refurbishement
Orms updates a tired 1970s central London office building

68 Products

MY KIND OF TOWN

72 Roger Tyrell
An ancient settlement shaped by dwelling offers lessons for our own age.

Publicado por Natalia Arocena | 30 de julio de 2015 - 12:35 | Actualizado: 30 de julio de 2015 - 12:35 | PDF